IIABW Helped Increase Marketing LimitsMajor Changes to WA's Rebating LawIIABW helped pass a bill which will enable agents to spend more marketing to and thanking their clients without being fined for 'rebating.' The new law: Increases from $25 to $100 per person per year the rebating exemptions for marketing and hosting and creates a new $100 per person per year for referral thank you gifts

Young Agents Mariners Game & ReceptionThe IIABW Young Agents will be hosting on Friday, August 21 a fun-filled evening at the ballpark which will include a reception at Pyramid Alehouse, Mariners game and a fireworks show after the game. All insurance professionals are invited.

Make a Wish Walk 9/13 in RedmondIIABW will once again be collaborating with Trusted Choice to be a major sponsor for the 2015 Make A Wish Walk which will be held on September 13 at Marymoor Park in Redmond. Members are encouraged to form their own team or join IIABW's team.

IIABW Lobbies CongressIn April a group of IIABW members traveled to Washington D.C. to lobby on behalf of agents and brokers. He met with 10 members of our state’s Congressional delegation and their staff to discuss nonresident agent licensing, the Affordable Care Act, crop and flood insurance and risk retention groups[+]

Big “I” Joins “Alliance to Fight the 40”WASHINGTON, D.C., July 28, 2015 — The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) joined with a diverse group of public and private sector employers, unions, and other health insurance stakeholders to announce the launch of “The Alliance to Fight the 40: Stop the 40% Tax on Health Benefits” (“Fight the 40”). The Alliance is dedicated to repealing the 40% tax on employee health benefits (the so-called “Cadillac tax”) imposed by the Affordable Care Act to ensure that employer-sponsored health coverage remains a meaningful and affordable option for working Americans.
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